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GOP presidential candidates share stories of family and …

An audience member arrives at U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's, R-Iowa, Faith and Family with the Feenstras event, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding …

Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a news conference about the Israel-Hamas war, and pressure to reduce civilian casualties, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Peek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where big …

President Joe Biden walks down the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Voters to choose between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and …

FILE - In this photo combination, U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, speaks during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 13, 2019, and at right, Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire answers a question during a televised candidates debate at Houston Public Media studios, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Houston. A mayoral runoff Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 between state Sen. John Whitmire, 74, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 73, has the fourth-largest city in the U.S. on the verge of picking a new leader who cuts against Houston's demographic trends. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Michael Wyke, File)

Biden launches a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into …

President Joe Biden arrives at Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., third from left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, right, look on. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Nikki Haley looks for a strong showing, not necessarily …

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Fox News pushes back against reporter’s suit claiming …

FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump stand on vehicles and the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Jason Donner, a former Fox News producer says in a lawsuit filed Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, he was targeted and fired for pushing back against false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Donner said he was part of a “purge” of employees who refused to report information that would please Trump and his supporters. Donner was inside the Capitol during the riot and pressed his complaints about the networks coverage for months(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Biden dings Trump on infrastructure, while he showcases …

President Joe Biden arrives to speak about investment in rail projects, including high-speed electric trains, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would …

FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticizes President Joe Biden's policies and efforts on the debt limit negotiations as he holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, that he is resigning from his congressional seat and will leave by the end of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump’s campaign is distancing him from allies who …

Former President Donald Trump greets supporters during a stop at the Front Street Pub & Eatery, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack …

FILE - Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, speaks during a news briefing at the White House, Monday, March 21, 2022, in Washington. Neuberger said recent attacks on American water authorities by Iranian-aligned hackers, as well as a separate spate of ransomware incidents hitting the U.S. health care system, are a call to action. Neuberger in an AP interview Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, said local and state governments as well as companies will need to tighten cybersecurity efforts as they face “persistent and capable cyber attacks from hostile countries and criminals." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Tax charges in Hunter Biden case are rarely filed, …

FILE - Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, walks from Marine One upon arrival at Fort McNair, June 25, 2023, in Washington. Hunter Biden has been indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president's son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)